Operation Chariot, the St Nazaire Raid, was a British amphibious assault on 28 March 1942 against the Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire, France, then the only Atlantic dock large enough to service the German battleship Tirpitz. The obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown, packed with delayed-action explosives, was rammed into the dock gate while Commandos landed to destroy supporting infrastructure; the ship's hidden charges detonated later that day, wrecking the dock for the remainder of the war. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Operation TypeSpecial-forces raid (amphibious sabotage) 1 LocationSt Nazaire, German-occupied France 1 ParticipantsRoyal Navy (HMS Campbeltown and escort flotilla), No. 2 Commando and Special Service Brigade troops, Royal Air Force diversionary bombers 1 ObjectiveDestroy the Normandie dry dock to deny the German battleship Tirpitz an Atlantic repair facility 1 OutcomeThe dock was destroyed and remained out of service until 1948; of 612 participants, 169 were killed and 215 captured, with only 228 returning to England 1 Operation Type
Operation Type (category)Special-Forces Operation 1 Connections
Commanders and Forces
Operation Chariot rammed the dock gate with the obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown of the Royal Navy
Source Wikipedia: Operation Chariot
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- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Operation Chariot
WikipediaIntroduction
The operation has been called 'the greatest raid of all' in British military circles.
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